Toy pistol.



UNITED STATES PATENT Omron.

EARL T. ADAMS AND .IOIIN EBON SIMPSON, OF PORTSMOUTl-I, OHIO. A

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.'675,315, dated May 28, 1901.

l Application led September 26, 1900. Serial No. 31,137. v(No model.) 2 2 To rtl?, 'lull/nm, it may concern:

lie i't known that we, EARL l`. ADAMS and JOHN EBON SIMPSON, citizens of the United States, and residents of Portsmouth, in the county of Scioto and State of Ohio, have in- ,vented a new and Improved Toy Pistol, ot'

which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to toy pistols having a movingr tape or strip with spaced percussion-caps thereon; and the object of the invention is to provide a new and improved ioy pistol which is simple and durable in construction, not liable to get out of order, easily manipulated, and arranged to permit of exploding a large number of caps in rapid suc cession and without the slightest danger of burning the operator.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations of the same, as will be fully described hereinafter and then pointed out in the claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings,

u forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is a sectional side elevation of the improvement on the line l l in Fig-2. Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the same on the line 2 2 in Fig.' l, and Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the hammer.

The improved toy pistol is provided with a stock A.;formed with an imitation barrel A' and a suitable handle A2, adapted to be taken hold of by the operator in manipulating the pistol, as hereinafter more fnlly described. In the hollow handle A2 extends transversely a pin 13, adapted to receive a roll of percussion-caps O, preferably made of a suitable tape and having caps spaced thereon,A as is plainlyindicated in Fig. l, the tape extending between feed-rollers D and E, journaled in the stock A and arranged to intermittently feed the tape, as hereinafter more .fully described. The tape, with the caps thereon, extends upward from the feedrollers D andE upon an anvil F, integral with the stock A, and on which anvil the caps are successively exploded by a suitable .hammer G, mounted to, slidelongitudinally in the barrel A'. The rear endofthe hammer G is provided with a top extension G', adapted to reach over the anvil F and prevent s'parks from falling rearwardly toward the operator when exploding a cap bythe action of the'hammerstriking a cap on the an-l spring H and adapted to be engaged at its free end by the upper end I/ of a trigger I, pivoted in the stock A and having its fingerpiece I2 extending tothe outside ot the stock to be within convenient reach of the operator.

When the several parts are in the position shown in Fig. l and the operator presses thefinger-piece VI2 rearward, then the end I of the trigger imparts a forward motion to the sear II, so that the hammer G is caused to slide forward aginst the tension of its Spring G2. The end I of the trigger finally slides off the sear H, so that the hammer G is forcibly moved backward by the action of its spring GS, so as to explode the cap held on the anvil Fat the time.

The feed-wheels D and E serve to feed the tape with the percussion-caps intermittently in an upward direction, and in order to give the desired movement to the tape the feedwheel D is intermittently rotated from the hammer G. For this purpose-the hammer carries on onel side a pawl J, pressed on by a spring J and adapted to engage a ratchetwheel K, secured on one sidel of the feedwheel D. The peripheral surface .tot the latter is covered with leather, rubber, or

other soft material B' to produce the neces.

sary friction between the feed-wheels and the tape, so that when the feed-wheel D is rotated the tape, with the pereussion-caps, is fed upward, so as to bring a new percussion-cap toA the anvil. When the hammer G is moved forward', as previously explained, then the pawl J turns the ratchet-wheel K to feed the strip with the percussion-caps, as described, and. when the hammerr-G moves rearward then the pawl .I glides over the ratchet-wheel IOO K and engages another tooth at the time the hammer G reaches the end of its rearwardl stroke.

In using the device it is only necessary for the operator to manipulate the finger-piece l,2 of the trigger I, as during the rearward movement of said linger-piece the hammer G is forced forward against the tension of its spring, and when the trigger finally releases the sear ll then the lhammer G slides back and explodes the cap on the anvil F, and on the forward movement of thelinger-piece 12 the end I' of the trigger again engages the free notched end of the scar l-I, so that upon the next rearward movement -Of the fingerpiece the hammer (i is again .moved outward, as above explained.

From the foregoing it is evident that the toy pistol is very simple and durable in construction, is not liable to get out of order, and by the construction of the hammer the operator is completely protected from Ilying sparks incident to the e'xplosion of a cap, so that the operator is not liable to be burned.

The handle A2 of the stock A is provided with a removable side plate A5 to give couvenient access to the interior of the handle and the pin B for placing a new roll of percussion-caps upon the pin ll Whenever ueeessary. The removable side plate' A5 is held in place on the stock G by a U-shaped spring L, litting into a groove formed partly on the stock and partly on the side plate at the lower ends thereof. The spring,r can be readily slipped out of the groove by the operatorto permit of removing the side plate for the purpose mentioned.

Having thus fully described our invention, we claim as new and desire to seeurc'b, utters Patentl. Atoy pistol, comprising a stock havingr an anvil, a spring-pressed hammer mounted to slide on the stock, a spring-pressed scar pivoted on said hammer and having its free end notched, a trigger adapted to engage said notched end of the scar, to impart a sliding motion to the hammer against the tension of its spring, and to slide off said scar and release the hammer, and a feed device operated by the hammer for feeding a tapehaving per mission-caps thereon to the anvil, as set forth.

2. A toy pistol, comprising a stock having an integral anvil,` a hammer mounted to slide longitudinally in said stock in alinement with said anvil, a spring pressing said hammer, a spring-pressedvscar pivoted on the hammer, a trigger for engaging said sear, a feed device for feeding a tape having percussion-caps to said anvil and means whereby the feed device is operated from the hammer, as set forth.

3. A toy pistol, comprising a stock having an integral anvil, ahammer mounted toslide longitudinally in said stock in alinement with said anvil, a spring pressing said hammer, a spring-pressed scar pivoted on the hammer, a trigger for engaging said scar, anda feed device for feeding va tape having percussioncaps to said anvil, said feeding device comprising two rollers journaled in the stock and between which passes the tape having the per# cussion-caps', a ratchet-wheel on one of said rollers, and a pawl pivoted on said `hammer and engaging said ratchet-wheel, as set forth.

4. A toy pistol having a stock with a hollow handle, a removable side plate-for the said handle, and a spring for holding the said side plate to the handle, as set forth.

5. A toy pistol having a stock with a hollow handle, a removable side plate for the Said hand1e,'and a spring for holding the said side plate to the handle, thesa'id spring being U- shaped and arranged to fit into a scat partly on the handle and partly on said side plate, as set forth. v

6. vln a toy pistol, the combination with a stock, and an anvil thereon, of a springpressed hammer mounted to slide on' the stock and provided with an extension projecting over the anvil, andV means fo'r operating the hammer, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we have signed om' names to this specification in the presence ol.' two subscribing witnesses.

EARL T. ADAMS. 4 .lOIlN EllON SIMPSON. \Vituesses:

WM..Q. ADAMS,

GEO. A. Pnrnmrrr. 

